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- thereto, but with the tops left plain, ready to shipped before thetops or covers are thus sescription thereof.

or any desired contents, and in the condition -NITED "STATES FRANCIS A.WALSH, OF MILWAUKEE, \VISCONSIN.

SHEET-METAL VESSEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,049, dated July 5,1887.

Application filed May 3, 1887. Serial No. 236,906. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FRANCIS A. WALsn, of Milwaukee, -in the county ofMilwaukee, and in the State of \Visconsin, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Sheet- Metal Vessels; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and enact de- My invention relatesto sheet-metal vessels; and it consists in certain peculiarities ofconstruction, whereby said vessels are enabled to nest one withinanother to a certain point, and thereby economize space and protecttheir npperedges, all as will be more fully set forth hereinafter, andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view showing two of my vessels nestedtogether, the lower vessel shown in central vertical section and theupper vessel shown in elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalsection of one of said vessels, taken on a line at right angles to thesectionline of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a similar view showing another formof stop.

A represents one of my vessels, which,when completed and ready fornesting, transportation, sale, or storage, are simple nearlystraightcans with any suitable bottom secured be closed in any suitable mannerafter the said cans have been filled with paint, fruit,

shown in the drawings the cans are shipped to manufacturers of paint,preserved fruit, 850., who fill the cans, and then seam, solder, orotherwise secure suitable tops or covers thereto; but the marketablearticle is sold and cured, and heretofore difficulties have arisen andloss resulted from the following reasons: First, if the top edges ofthese cans (which are usually made of thin sheet metal) get bent orbroken,they are unfit to go through a seaming-machine,(after beingfilled,) and therefore are a loss; secondly, with cans of equalbody-diameter throughout one can will not nest within another, and ifcans are made but slightly tapering to overcome this, then they willnest so closely together that it is very difficult to separate them. Atthe same time paints, preserved fruits, vegetables, and certain othercommodities are by custom only put up in cans substantially straight,and therefore I make my present vessels with an exceedingly slight taperfrom one end to the turned at a right angle to the blank and pro jeotinward toward the center of the can, as indicated by the double-dottedline shown in Fig. 3, which is supposed to represent the edge view ofthe end of this stop when so turned in. Similarly with the form showninFig. 2, the stop could be turned down to a horizontal position, insteadof being rolled, or the stop shown in Fig. 3 could be rolled; but thetwo forms shown are believed to be cheap, simple, and practical, and ofsufficient strength to prevent deep nesting during trans portation orstorage, no matter how many cans may be thus nested together.

My invention is applicable to vessels of any shape in erosssecti'on,with or without bottoms, where too close nesting or crowding is to beavoided.

My stop might be made separately and afterward secured to the vessel;but in most cases it is better and cheaper made as hereinbeforedescribed. 7

When my vessels are nested together, the top of each vessel below theupper one is protected from being bent, broken, or torn by the adjacentouter surface of the body of the vessel above it. 7

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a sheet-metal vessel, a stop projecting from the body of thevessel to guard against undue nesting or crowding, substantially as setforth.

2. In a sheet-metal vessel, a stop formed from the metal of the body andbent or turned from the edge of the lap-seam thereof, sub- I havehereunto setmy hand, at Milwaukee, in stantially as set forth. thecounty of Milwaukee and State of Wiscon- 3. Asheet-metal vessel having abody of a sin, in the presence of two witnesses. slightly-diminishingtaper from top to bottom FRANCIS A. WALSH. 5 and having a stopprojecting from the surface Witnesses:

of said body, substantially as set forth. S. S. STOUT,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I MAURICE F. FREAR.

